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Wooden Trellises

A classic wooden trellis is compatible with old and new buildings, conservative or or more innovative aesthetics. They belong to the family of rod-like trellises. If you are looking for something special in terms of form and material, you will come across them sooner or later! At FassadenGrün you can purchase the wood, wall attachments, and planning concepts, all of which have been developed through years of research and are geared towards do-it-yourselfers, landscape gardeners, architects, and monument conservationists.

Step by Step

Building a trellis 

Classic Construction Style

Crossbars with vertical laths

Special Forms

Diamond, ladder, fan forms, etc..

Modern Trellises

Modern structures and trellises

Protective Trellises

For grapevines, roses, etc..

Trellis Wood

Selection tips

Trellis Mounts

Anchors for wooden laths

Colour

Choosing a paint colour

A Trellis in the Garden

Freestanding trellises

Below are images of various wooden trellises, most of them the classic wooden trellis of Germany (i.e. with vertical rather than diagonal lattice structure). There are two main categories of trellises depicted here: 1) typical espalier trellises from the wine-growing regions of the Upper Elbe Valley which were used for trellising vines against walls and facades. They are maintained in the traditional way, the rich grape harves being used for winemaking.

  2) The wooden espaliers on house walls outside the wine-growing areas, which are generally disappearing (or are in various states of decay) and can at most create a bit of melancholy charm. But-- there are still enthusiasts who restore or refit wooden espaliers such as these. They help preserve a bit of one’s sense of home!

Picture gallery

Here you can see some interesting trellises made of wood as described above.

Wooden trellis for climbing roses and other plants, garden-city Marienbrunn, Leipzig / SaxonyHistorical grapevine trellis, Dresden / SaxonyTrellises for different climbing plants, Graupa / SaxonyOld espalier with the grapevine "Blue Trollinger" greening the facade, Dresden / SaxonyThe same trellis with the same grapevines after renovation of the façadeBautzen / Saxony, rose espalier on an old fisher house from circa 1600, also called “the witch’s cottage”Modern trellis with Virginia creeper, children's hospice Markkleeberg / SaxonyFacade greening with climbing plants (grapevine) on a wooden trellis, old smithy in Gorsleben / ThuringiaWooden trellis as a special form with few laths, grapevine, Meißen / Saxony Wooden espalier in Röda / Muldental / SaxonySimple corner espaliers, grapevine in late autumn on garden house of old cemetery, Jena / ThuringiaFruit espalier (flowering pear) with a very thick trunk, Kohren-Sahlis / Saxony Very old wooden espalier for grapevines, Radebeul / SaxonyOld grapevine espalier made of wood, Obertreba / Thuringia